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1) Campaigning within a polling place2) Not exiting polling place after voting; visiting with voters3) Campaigning within 150 feet of a polling place

Misquoting of election law:

1) Voter ID requirement: Can use an old student ID

Who's counting? Hell, KF - don't you know that the rules don't apply to the Dems? Especially to members of the Black Caucus - they get a pass on any such rules. They don't need any stinking badges, or rules.

Jesus Christ... this woman is a total idiot! First off you must have a current drivers licence not am expired licence unless you are over age of 65. 2nd mistake she made was filming inside. How does she not understand this? She should be disqualified for being this incompetent. Looks like Maxine waters to me from the footage.

702, no, according to Dilbert's convoluted rules, your drivers license can be expired if it was issued less than ten years ago. And there is no MS law against filming in a polling place. Folks do it all the time -particularly when elected officias go to vote. There was a DOJ Civil Rights rule about cameras in polling places, but there is no such law. But, it obviously depends on who you are about how DOJ might treat a voter who tries it.

702, no, according to Dilbert's convoluted rules, your drivers license can be expired if it was issued less than ten years ago. And there is no MS law against filming in a polling place. Folks do it all the time -particularly when elected officias go to vote. There was a DOJ Civil Rights rule about cameras in poling places, but there is no such lae. But, it obviously depends on who you are about how DOJ might treat a voter who tries it.

Well this lady got her ass handed to her thankfully... although I do find it refreshing to see more and more black candidates running each and every year. I'm bow 68 years old and this didn't happen when I was younger. I'm happy knowing blacks are standing up to this day looking for fair equal treatment they have yet to receive. Let's push it toward Mississippi.

KF, how in the world could an Election Law violation.....she's a DIM-O-KRAT, so everyone knows that there is no way any election laws COULD or WOULD be violated. If you have any doubts, just ask the Benghazi Beast's election team on how they broke nearly all the rules then get upset when they're called on it (Huma Abedin, John Podesta and of course Debbie Wasserman Schultz the biggest loser & liar of all)!!!!!!

This woman makes Kenneth Stokes look like a Rhodes scholar. Omeria Scott is without a doubt the biggest idiot in the State of Mississippi. In 2015, she took Tim Johnson’s campaign, a campaign that was already a joke, and turned it into a bigger joke.

Acceptable Photo ID per SOS:Driver’s license;Photo ID card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the State of Mississippi;United States passport;Employee photo ID card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government;License to carry a pistol or revolver;Tribal photo ID card;Student ID card, issued by any accredited college, university or community or junior college in the State of Mississippi;Mississippi Voter ID card;Any photo ID issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government or any state government, such as a driver’s license issued by a state other than Mississippi.

Must be current (no expiration date or was issued no more than 10 years prior to the date presented at precinct) and valid (not a forgery or fake).

With that being said, I'm all for Voter ID, but coming from a registered voter who was found on the poll book in my precinct yesterday, then presented an acceptable form of photo ID according to SOS standards(a DL with my former address on it - I have not had the chance to get an updated DL since moving, however, my voter registration has been updated), I was only permitted to vote a regular ballot after arguing with the election official at the table for 20 minutes(as she was trying to get me to vote by affidavit). I know it is a long day for little pay but these poll workers need to be better trained on the election procedures, especially Voter ID! Not that the turnout was high but there is no telling how many people she may have disenfranchised or forced to vote by affidavit because she was not up to speed on voter ID. She should have only been scrutinizing the photo and name on the ID if the voter was found in the poll book - not the address unless the voter was not found in the poll book and needed to be sent to the proper precinct they vote / reside in.

3:52 - great story. And since you are so up to date (not 100% accurate, but doing pretty good) on this one particular aspect of running an election at a voting precinct - why don't you volunteer to be a poll worker at the next election. I am sure either party would be glad to use your services, and will let you come to the 2 hour training class where you have to learn the 150 other rules and laws that you have to know to efficiently and correctly conduct the election.

And I did use the term 'volunteer', an incorrect verb. You do get paid - $120 (including your attendance at the training class) for being at your polling place at 6 a.m. and staying until around 8 at night. Thus, my use of the verb "volunteer", because I'm sure you wouldn't be doing it for the great hourly rate of pay.

Serious - you have the Voter ID rules down fairly well. Won't take long to learn the rules regarding voter assistance, curbside voting, challenged ballots, the dozen or so items to check on absentee ballots, etc. that one has to be able to handle.

6:49 PM, and how do you know I did not serve as a poll worker on election day? I am very well up to speed on all elections laws, primarily all of the election day procedures you speak of. It is unfortunate that others did not receive adequate training, which in the end may have cost a qualified voter their vote because of confusion. I was merely sharing my experience in the hopes that someone could learn from it. Now, if you will please point out where I am not 100% accurate... if you are going to say to me that a poll worker should be heavily scrutinizing the ID to make sure everything lines up perfectly (matching address, exact name to what is on poll book, etc.) and not letting a voter vote or forcing them to vote by affidavit based off of that alone you would be 110% incorrect and probably need to contact Gilbert's office so they can clear that up for you.

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